Internet Luminaries Call for Moment of Virtual Silence for Newtown Victims

Connecticut governor Dannel Malloy has called for a moment of silence this Friday at 9:30 Eastern in memory of the lives lost at Sandy Hook Elementary School last week, and tech VIPs and celebrities are promoting a similar event online.

Connecticut governor Dannel Malloy has called for a moment of silence this Friday at 9:30 Eastern in memory of the lives lost at Sandy Hook Elementary School last week, and tech VIPs and celebrities are promoting a related event online.

Industry leaders Ron Conway, an angel investor and the head of San Francisco’s new tech chamber of commerce, sf.citi, Twitter and Square co-founder Jack Dorsey, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and Napster pioneer Sean Parker are teaming up with celebrities including Britney Spears, MC Hammer and Joe Montana to push for five minutes of virtual silence to accompany the Connecticut event.

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